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• Medtronic NIM Vital Nerve Monitoring System Recall Issued After Injuries Reported

  August 8, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has determined that a device correction issued for the Medtronic NIM Vital Nerve Monitoring System should be considered a Class I recall; indicating that problems with the medical device could lead to severe injuries and death.

• FDA Approves Renuvion/J-Plasma Accessory For Cosmetic Surgery Following Injury Warnings

  July 25, 2022

  Russell Maas

  The FDA has approved a new attachment for the Renuvion/J-Plasma system to allow limited use for cosmetic surgeries following reports of adverse events and injuries linked to such procedures.

• Do Not Use Renuvion/J-Plasma Device For Cosmetic Surgery Due To Life-Threatening Injury Risks: FDA

  March 16, 2022

  Russell Maas

  The FDA is warning surgeons not to use the Renuvion/J-Plasma Device for cosmetic skin surgery, due to risks of serious and potentially life-threatening adverse events.

• Mercury-Tainted Skin Lightening Cream Left Woman Comatose, Probably Permanently, CDC Warns

  December 27, 2019

  Russell Maas

  The CDC warns that a California woman remains hospitalized due to long-term methyl mercury exposure from imported skin lightening cream.

• Zostavax Injection Caused Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Diagnosis, Shingles Vaccine Lawsuit Alleges

  October 2, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A Zostavax lawsuit claims a man suffered nervous system damage due to the side effect of the shingles vaccine.

• Class Action Lawsuit Over HIV Drugs Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Gilead, Other Drug Makers

  June 25, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A new class action lawsuit by an investor group accuses Gilead and other drug makers of antitrust law violations for preventing generic versions of HIV drugs.

• HIV Drug Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Withholding Safer Options to Keep Prices Higher

  May 17, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Gilead and other drug manufacturers face a class action lawsuit claiming they conspired to keep generic HIV drugs off the market and to artificially inflate HIV drug prices.

• MultiHance MRI Dye Lawsuit Filed Over Gadolinium Deposition Disease Diagnosis

  April 29, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A Multihance lawsuit claims the MRI contrast dye gave a Louisiana man a condition known as Gadolinium Deposition Disease.

• Side Effects Of Truvada, Similar HIV Drugs, May Increase Risk Of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder: Study

  April 18, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that Truvada, Stribild and similar HIV drugs may be causing neurocognitive degeneration in HIV-positive patients.

• Zostavax Zoster Vaccine Cause Postherpetic Neuralgia Injury, Lawsuit Alleges

  February 13, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A Zostavax lawsuit claims that the vaccine caused shingles complications that resulted in nerve pain long after shingles outbreaks passed.